MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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